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MSY to HIM: distance & flight time
New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
9,745 mi
15,683 km · 8,468 nm
19h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
9,745 miles nonstop takes roughly 19h 34m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- MSY — Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · New Orleans, United States
- HIM — Hingurakgoda Air Force Base · Polonnaruwa Town, Sri Lanka
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near MSY
- NEW · Lakefront Airport14 mi away
- NBG · New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field18 mi away
- BTR · Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport65 mi away
- GPT · Gulfport Biloxi International Airport76 mi away
Near HIM
- GIU · Sigiriya Air Force Base18 mi away
- TRR · China Bay Airport36 mi away
- ACJ · Anuradhapura Air Force Base42 mi away
- BTC · Batticaloa Airport53 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSY from HIM?
The flight distance from New Orleans (MSY) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 9,745 miles (15,683 km, 8,468 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSY to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 19h 34m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSY to HIM?
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